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WEATHER BULLETIN FOR THE HIGH SEAS FOR METAREA VII WEST OF 20 EAST.
ISSUED BY THE SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE ON THE 22nd OF JULY 2024 AT 17:00 UTC.
FOR SOUTH-EAST SECTOR OF METAREA. VII, PREPARED BY REUNION, SEE AREA 2 BELOW.
NOTE: WX OBSERVATIONS.
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COULD ALL VESSELS EXPERIENCING UNEXPECTED, SEVERE WX/SEA STATE PLEASE MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO REPORT THIS TO SAWS VIA CAPE TOWN RADIO.
AREA 1:
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FORECAST VALID FROM 222200 TO 232200 UTC:
WIND IN KNOTS, WAVE HEIGHTS IN METERS. NO SEA STATE GIVEN IF WAVES LESS THAN 3M.
NOTE THE WIND SPEEDS QUOTED HERE ARE THE EXPECTED AVERAGE SPEEDS.
INDIVIDUAL GUSTS MAY EXCEED THESE VALUES BY A FACTOR OF UP TO 1.5.
WAVE HEIGHTS ARE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS, WHICH MAY BE ACCOMPANIED BY INDIVIDUAL WAVES 1.5 TO 2.0 TIMES HIGHER.
GALE FORCE WARNINGS:
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1. TRISTAN: NW 35 to 40 in the south west.
SYNOPTIC CHART 12:00Z
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High 1020 hPa 27s13e
Low 984 hPa 47s05e
Cold Front: 30s01e 35s04w 35s03e 40s06e 45s09e into 47s05e
AREA FORECAST:
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ASCENSION (06S/15S, 00E/20W):
WIND : E to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good.
ANGOLA (06S/15S, 00E/00N):
WIND : S to SE 10 to 20, but SW to W 05 to 10 in the extreme east.
VIS : Good.
ST HELENA (15S/30S, 00E/20W):
WIND : Variable 10 to 15 becoming SW 15 to 20 in the south west but
NW 10 to 20 in the extreme south west. It will be SE 10 to 20
in the north.
VIS : Good in the north east, otherwise moderate in showers and
rain.
SEA STATE: 3.0m in the south, SW swell.
TRADES (15S/30S, 00E/WEST COAST):
WIND : NW 10 to 20 in the south west becoming SW 10 to 15 second half
of the period, otherwise S to SE 10 to 20.
VIS : Good, but moderate in showers and rain in the extreme south-
west.
TRISTAN (30S/40S, 00E/20W):
WIND : NW 15 to 25 in the west reaching 30 to 40 in the south west
becoming SW 20 to 30 at the end of the period
